Radioactive transition metal stents
US6440487B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N5/1002
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A radioactive transition metal stent, comprising one or more transition metals, wherein the transition metal stent surface is chemically bound to a radioactive material; and a method for producing the radioactive transition metal stent wherein the radioisotope is chemically bound to, and is uniformly confined to the transition metal stent surface without affecting the metallurgical properties of the transition metal stent is disclosed.
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